Where does “guļammaiss” come from?

guļammaiss (Latvian) comes from Latvian maiss, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maiš-, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

guļammaiss (Latvian): sleeping bag

Definitions

  1. sleeping bag

Ancestry of “guļammaiss”, step by step

guļammaiss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian maiss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmaisssack, bag
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmaiš-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin

via Latvian guļams

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianguļamswhich can or should be slept (in), lain (on)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maiš- →Every word from Latvian maiss →